Memorandum - NHTSA

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VIII. REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ANALYSIS
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-354) requires each agency to evaluate t:he
potential effects of a proposed rule on small businesses (SB), small organizations (SO) and srr all
governmental jurisdictions (SGJ). The businesses and organizations likely to be affected by a
rulemaking concerning "Lift Systems for Accessible Motor Vehicles" are:
Transit, paratransit, intercity, and school bus
manufacturers (SB),
Lift manufacturers (SB),
Publidprivate transit and paratransit bus owners
and operators (e.g., municipal transit authorities)
(SOISB),
Public/private and city/county school bus
operators (SB/SO/SGJ),
School bus manufacturers that make/sell their own
lift equipment (SB),
Dealers and distributors of school buses (SB), and
Companies that remanufacture buses (SB).
The Small Business Administration (SBA) defines a manufacturer of Motor Vehicle Bodies
(NAICS code 336211) and All Other Motor Vehicle Parts (NAICS code 336399) as a small
business if the company has less than 1,000 and 750 employees, respectively. As shown in Ta ble
VIII-1,NHTSA performed an analysis of SBA status for the affected manufacturers and
determined that many small business and small entities will be affected by the subject rule. A ;
shown, many of the platform lift and bus manufacturers are small business entities. The small
businesses, small organizations, etc., that buy these products will pay more as any incremental
FMVSS cost increases will be passed on to the consumer. The agency has concluded that the1e
may be a significant cost impact on a substantial number small businesses, small organization .;
and small governmental jurisdictions.